Equipment Delays, Confusion, No Hand Sanitizer: Ga. Voter Complaints Dominate Start Of Election Day

A person waits in line to vote Tuesday in Georgia’s primary election. Most counties — already dealing with poll closures and social-distancing lines — are also tasked with processing a surge in paper ballots received by mail.

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Updated at 3:41 p.m. Tuesday

Voters — bracing for any notorious election mishaps — started waiting in line as early as 5 a.m. to cast ballots for the state primary at various polling places around metro Atlanta.

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced in anticipation of Tuesday’s primary that voters should expect those long lines and slow results — challenges officials said were brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.